A 31-year-old Midland man faces multiple felony charges after using a 9 mm pistol and an AK-47 to assault a woman last month.

Robert David Welther is charged with felonious assault, felony firearm, two counts of resisting and obstructing police and one count of domestic violence in connection with the July 9 incident at an Alpine Way address.

An affidavit filed in court states Midland Police responded to the home early in the morning on July 9 after a 911 call from a person who reported hearing a woman screaming for help and the sounds of a shotgun being racked.

The woman told officers the suspect had been drinking alcohol throughout the night and the two had argued. The suspect later used the rifle to threaten her, struck her with the barrel and repeatedly pointed the gun at her head, the affidavit states. Later, he put down the rifle and picked up a handgun which he held to the back of her head.

When police reached the scene, the suspect was not holding either weapon but he refused to comply with orders, the affidavit states.

Welther was arraigned by Midland County District Court Judge Michael D. Carpenter, who set bond at $500,000 cash or surety and granted a court appointed attorney.

Felonious assault is punishable by up to four years in prison; felony firearm, and resisting and obstructing police by up to two years; and domestic violence is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days.